Software · head to head
Clarksons vs Drewry
Clarksons
Software
World's leading shipbroker and data provider
- From
- $3000/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Clarksons uK government contract award notice on find-tender.service.gov.uk shows a Clarkson Research Services Limited data subscription contract valued at 6,500 GBP excluding VAT (7,800 GBP including VAT) for the period 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026; Drewry the World Container Index is described as free but still requires an account to read, and full access depends on subscription rights
- They diverge on capability: Clarksons covers Market intelligence, Drewry covers Market research.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Clarksons and Drewry actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Clarksons
- Market intelligence
- Fleet database
- Freight rates
- Research reports
- API
- Excel add-in
- Api support
Only in Drewry
- Market research
- Forecasting
- Benchmarking
- Advisory services
- Custom reports
Both cover
- Data exports
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Clarksons
No use cases recorded yet. See the Clarksons review.
Drewry
- Tracking container freight rate movements through the weekly World Container Indexnot Clarksons
- Supporting shipping and supply chain research with published rate assessmentsnot Clarksons
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Clarksons
- UK government contract award notice on find-tender.service.gov.uk shows a Clarkson Research Services Limited data subscription contract valued at 6,500 GBP excluding VAT (7,800 GBP including VAT) for the period 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026
Drewry
- The World Container Index is described as free but still requires an account to read, and full access depends on subscription rights
- No subscription price is published anywhere on the index pages
- The container index publishes weekly, so it is not a source for daily rate movement
Pricing, plan by plan
Clarksons
$3000/month- Shipping Intelligence Network$5000/month
- Market data
- Fleet database
- Research reports
Drewry
$1000/month- Research Subscription$3000/month
- Market reports
- Forecasts
- Data access
Which should you pick?
Choose Clarksons if
- You need market intelligence.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want fleet database.
Questions people ask
- Is Clarksons or Drewry better?
- Neither clearly leads. Clarksons starts at $3000/month and Drewry at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Clarksons or Drewry?
- Clarksons starts at $3000/month and Drewry at $1000/month.
- Does Clarksons or Drewry run on more platforms?
- Clarksons runs on Web, Api. Drewry runs on Web.
- What can Clarksons do that Drewry cannot?
- Clarksons covers Market intelligence, Fleet database, Freight rates, Research reports. Drewry covers Market research, Forecasting, Benchmarking, Advisory services. Both handle Data exports, Web support.